Jul 17, 2010, ST THERE was some seriously fishy business going on at 2nd Kitchen at Balestier Road on Friday. A 220kg Queensland Grouper from Indonesia was reeled in by the restaurant owner/chef and Queensland Grouper expert, Johnny Tan. The fish – which is known for its springy but firm …

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21 July 2010 Nine marine park islands and three islands off Langkawi, Terengganu and Pahang are closed to tourists from July 2 to Oct 31 due to coral bleaching. Marine Parks Department director-general Abdul Jamal Mydin said the coral degradation, which was caused by global warming, was worse than in …

Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published July 15, 2010 Swarms of stinging jellyfish would make most fish turn tail—but not the bearded goby. The hardy little African fish is the first known to thrive in an ocean region dominated by jellyfish, a new study says. (See “‘Immortal’ Jellyfish Swarm World’s …

Lights, camera, action! This deep-sea anglerfish is well-adapted for living in a dark world where the pressure is 140 times greater than on land. “Learning more about these creatures’ primitive eyes and brain could help neuroscientists better understand human vision,” research team leader Justin Marshall says. “We could also design …

The world’s oceans have absorbed nearly half of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans during the last 200 years, creating potential long-term challenges for coral and free-swimming algae, say two new studies. The international research, which included input from Australia’s CSIRO Marine Research and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative …

By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent, 18 July 2010 Coral reefs are suffering widespread damage in what is set to be one of the worst years ever for the delicate and beautiful habitats. The phenomenon, known as coral bleaching because the reefs turn bone white when the colourful algae that give …

POULSBO — Floating in the middle of Liberty Bay, Patrick Mus kissed “Mr. Bob,”the giant Pacific octopus, goodbye on Thursday. The director of the Poulsbo Marine Science Center bid farewell to the octopus nearly a year after it took up residence in a science center tank, the second such octopus …

17 July 2010 MADRID – THE Madrid Zoo said on Thursday that it has made an offer to buy Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs – all seven of Germany’s games plus …